Desk cabinet



June 22 1926. v1,589,442

H. My STURGIS DESK CABINET Filed Nov. 22, 1925 Wjiness: 5m 1\\ Patented June 22, 1926.

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HERBERT M. summers, OFVKANSAS CITY, mrsmunr 'rom nmmm *STU'N, or KANSAS om; ilm. v r I DESK CABIN ET. 1

Application filed November 22, 1928. Serial No. 676,265.

My invention relates to improvements in desk cabinets, and one object is to provide a useful and time saving device of this character in which various office accessories, such as ink wells, paper clips, pins, pens, postage stamps, rubber bands, and the like may be conveniently grouped and kept free from dust and from becoming scattered about upon the desk.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will be ornamental in appearance, and which may be used as a paer weight as occasion requires.

With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter appear, reference will now be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet.

Fig. 2 is a broken plan view of the cabinet showing the various compartments in full and dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a cross section, taken on line III-III of Fig. 2..

In carrying out the invention, I provide a body 2, which is preferably circular in form and of sufficient weight to act as a paper weight when desired. Said body 2 may be made of any suitable material as wood, metal, hard rubber, etc., and has upper and lower marginal flanges 4 and 6, re-

spectlvely, to add to the ornamental appearance of the device.

A marginal recess 8 is formed around the upper portion of the body 2, to receive a main lid 10, having a downturne'd marginal flange 12 to fit over said recessed portion 8. The main lid 10 is provided near its margin with an elongated opening 14, a portion of which is adapted to be covered by a supplemental lid 16 having a knob 18, so that it may be grasped with the fingers and lifted into or out of position. When not in use the supplemental lid 16 may rest within a bead 20 in the center of the main lid 10.

The body 2 may be of any shape and size desired and its upper portion is divided into a plurality of compartments 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38. The compartments 22'and 24 are fitted with ink wells 26 and 28, respectively, adapted to hold two differentkinds of ink, as red and black. The compartments 30, 32 and 84 may be used for holding paper clips, pins, pens, etc, and the two large compartments 36 and 38 for holding stamps, rubber bands, etc. A blank space 40 is provided, so that when the main lid 10 is rotated tobring the opening 14 over said blank space all compartments of the cabinet will be covered, thus preventing the entrance of dust. When the supplemental lid 16 is in position it may be moved orbitally by its knob'18 for the purpose of rotating the main lid 10 to bring the opening 14 in position over any of the compartments above mentioned.

A number of radial pockets 42 are provided in the body 2 to hold pencils and pens within convenient reach. I

From the foregoing it will be understood that I have provided a desk cabinet well adapted for the purpose intended, and while I have shown and described the preferred form of said cabinet I reserve the right to make such changes in the construction, proportion and arrangement of parts as properly fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A desk cabinet consisting of a body havinga plurality of compartments in its upper portion, a main lid covering the top of the body having an opening near its margin and adapted to be rotated upon said body to bring said opening into position over any of the compartments, a supplemental lid fitting in and partially closing the opening in said main lid, and a knob on the said supplemental lid whereby it may be moved orbitally around the axis of the main lid to rotate the same and bring the opening therein over any of the compartments in the body.

2. A desk cabinet consisting of a body having a plurality of compartments in its upper portion, a main lid having an opening and adapted to be rotated upon said body to bring said opening into position over any of the compartments, a supplemental lid for partially closing the opening in said main lid, a knob on the said supplemental lid whereby it may be moved orbitally to rotate the main lid and bring the opening therein over any of the compartments in. the body, and a centrally disposed circular bead on the main lid to receive the supplemental said ink Wells, and a supplemental lid for lid. partially closing the opening in said main 3. A desk cabinet consisting of a body lid and shiftable thereon so that access may 10 having two adjacent ink Wells located on a be had to either ink Well. 6 line extending radially from the center of In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

said body, a main lid having an elongated opening through Which access may be had to HERBERT M. STUR-GIS. 

